About

Elizabeth Child, RYT, teaches at Heartwork Yoga in Northfield, MN. She has trained to practice and teach in several styles of Yoga: Vinyasa, Anusara and Viniyoga.

Certifications:

- 200-hour Yoga Alliance Certification, Sun Moon Yoga Studio in Mankato, MN

- Additional 200-hour certification with Maggie Kessel in St. Paul, MN, in Viniyoga/The tradition of Desikachar

- Anusara, Immersion I with Amber Huttner, Good Life Yoga, Deephaven, Minnesota

Influences:

John Friend, Judith Hanson Lasater and Doug Keller.

Yoga Philosophy:

The physical practice of yoga is separated from other fitness exercise by the focus on breath. The attention to breath puts me in the moment while making me feel both awake and relaxed. It creates an awareness of my body that allows me to work carefully, in alignment, to heal and not stress my body – or my mind.

Ideally, yoga is more than a way to get fit. It is a way of living life. Recently I’ve been studying Patangali’s sutras, chanting, pranayama (breathwork) and guided meditation as ways to affect my mind, my mood and my energy. The sutras say yoga is a method to focus the mind.  Through yoga practice, I can learn to direct my intentions and ultimately my actions toward the life I want. I’m finding the broad complement of yoga techniques taken together create a powerful, holistic practice.

Other interests:

My marketing communications business for educational institutions and other mission-driven organizations, nature walks, golf, reading fiction and poetry, hanging out with my husband and cat, intimate talks and playtime with friends, cooking, having the kids to dinner when they’re home, and spending time in the azure blue waters of the Caribbean when ever possible — for which I would probably chuck everything! Except yoga and friends. And family. And the cat. And reading. And . . . .

Namaste!